Archives|LAW REPORTS.; The Excise Law passed April 14, 1860, Declared Unconstitutional and Void--Opinion of Judge Cardozo at Special Term in the Holt Test Case. Court Calendar--This DAY. Calendar of the Court of Appeals. COMMON PLEAS--SPECIAL TERM. Court of General Sessions.

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LAW REPORTS.; The Excise Law passed April 14, 1860, Declared Unconstitutional and Void--Opinion of Judge Cardozo at Special Term in the Holt Test Case. Court Calendar--This DAY. Calendar of the Court of Appeals. COMMON PLEAS--SPECIAL TERM. Court of General Sessions.

George W. Holt VS. The Commissioners of Excise, and others.--Yesterday Judge CARDOZO, sitting as a Judge at Special Term, delivered the following opinion in the so-called Holt test case. As will be seen by a perusal of the opinion, the Judge has declared the act of the Legislature, passed April 14, 1866, "unconstitutional and wholly void, and therefore the motion to continue the injunction is granted." View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on June 22, 1866, on Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: LAW REPORTS.; The Excise Law passed April 14, 1860, Declared Unconstitutional and Void--Opinion of Judge Cardozo at Special Term in the Holt Test Case. Court Calendar--This DAY. Calendar of the Court of Appeals. COMMON PLEAS--SPECIAL TERM. Court of General Sessions. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe